Compton football overpowered by Quartz Hill in Division 12 final

COMPTON >> Quartz Hill relied connected its potent tally crippled and a carnal defense, which forced 3 captious turnovers successful the 3rd quarter, arsenic it dominated Compton, 43-8, successful the CIF Southern Section Division 12 title crippled astatine Compton College connected Saturday night.

The Royals (9-4) secured the conception title down their dynamic duo of backmost Chalin Crawford and moving backmost Ashtin Dupleasis. They combined to people 5 rushing touchdowns and consistently came up with large plays erstwhile their squad needed it.

Crawford finished with 128 yards rushing connected 11 carries and scored 2 rushing touchdowns. He besides completed 10 of his 14 walk attempts for 98 yards and a touchdown.

He had 2 fourth-down conversions, 1 of them starring to a 26-yard rushing touchdown.

Quartz Hill celebrating their D-12 title with a dominating triumph implicit Compton @BeachVarsity

“Welcome to Quartz Hill!” As 1 of the players exclaimed pic.twitter.com/7eK35SwL0T

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“I deliberation it was conscionable paying attraction to the linebackers, seeing what they do,” Crawford said of Quartz Hills’ occurrence moving the ball. “If they spell with the moving backs, I’ll tally it sometimes. Just paying attraction to what my coaches archer me.”

Crawford besides spoke astir what the title means to him personally.

“It means a lot, I consciousness similar I’ve been grooming for this my full life,” helium said.

Dupleasis, finished with 106 yards connected 18 carries portion scoring 3 touchdowns.

For the Tarbabes (7-6), it was a disappointing extremity to a terrific season. They had won 5 games successful a enactment to scope their archetypal CIF-SS conception rubric crippled since 1979. They wanted to apical their play by winning their archetypal rubric since 1978.

The crippled was tied astatine 8 astatine the extremity of the archetypal 4th acknowledgment to an awesome 80-yard touchdown tally from moving backmost Deon Johnson.

However, that would beryllium the lone points of the nighttime for Compton, arsenic it struggled to lucifer the Royals’ physicality. It couldn’t interruption done a smothering defence that made beingness hard for Johnson and chap moving backmost Erick Barrios, who rushed for 81 yards connected 15 carries.

Compton trailed 23-8 astatine halftime, and its task of mounting a comeback was already daunting. Then the Tarbabes turned the shot implicit 3 times successful the 3rd 4th connected 3 fumbles. Quartz Hill took afloat vantage of the mistakes, scoring 3 touchdowns disconnected those other possessions.

Compton High RB Deon Johnson scored the lone TD of the nighttime for Tarbabes and spoke astir being arrogant of the play and what went incorrect successful this crippled @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/KXQ35Q2q65

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Johnson led Compton with 135 rushing yards connected 12 carries with a touchdown.

“I consciousness similar I should’ve stepped up more, I couldn’t bash what I usually do,” Johnson said. “As a team, we kept fighting, but they conscionable came retired arsenic a amended squad than us. I’m conscionable blessed that we made it here. It’s truly hard to marque it here. I’m gladsome we tin accidental we made the CIF championship.”

Tarbabes caput manager Calvin Bryant felt his squad was outplayed by Quartz Hill.

Compton High caput manager Calvin Bryant speaks astir the nonaccomplishment but besides the occurrence of the play finishing arsenic D-12 runner-ups @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/6gS7VOUPFe

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“I can’t instrumentality overmuch solace successful it, we didn’t play well, they outplayed us,” Bryant said. “You person to springiness them credit. They did immoderate large things. Hats disconnected to them, large staff, large program they had and they outplayed us.”

Bryant talked astir however the uncharacteristic turnovers yet wounded Compton.

“We haven’t truly turned the shot implicit overmuch successful the playoffs, truthful that happened and they capitalized connected them, that’s what a bully squad does,” Bryant said. “The squad that makes the fewest mistakes, and we made much mistakes than they did.”

Quartz Hill manager James Vondra was highly arrogant of his team’s perseverance during this challenging season.

Quartz Hill caput manager James Vondra talks astir the D-12 title and what it means to him arsenic good arsenic however they took power of this crippled @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/4wxVubD2P3

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“After this twelvemonth with COVID and everything, I’m conscionable truthful arrogant of these guys, they stuck it retired the full year, I’m conscionable blessed to beryllium here,” Vondra said.

Vondra besides credited the team’s violative enactment for the occurrence of the crushed game, saying “once we wore them down, our linemen took implicit successful the trenches. It was hard successful the beginning, their guys came retired and met us, but arsenic the crippled went down, our linemen were telling america connected the sideline that we were wearing them down. So we conscionable kept the tally crippled going, conscionable stayed diligent with our offense.”